William Shakespeare 's ' Hamlet '

Quintessentially speaking, revenge is a thing that many have sought in response to a tragic event unfolding. Typically, as a result, vengeance is contemplated upon by the victim as a means of retribution, a way of making things right and seeking justice on the behest of the victim, if the law will not grant justice through due process due to corrupt forces stemmed deep within it- corrupt seeds of a corrupt plant. Therefore, revenge become an apparent option for those willing to walk that path [of no return]. However, instances of revenge not being attained in the “clear cut” way it is ordinarily acquired have occurred from time to time throughout history. One of the most prominent examples of unconventional revenge attainment can be found within the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, entailing the revenge path walked by its eponymously named main character, Prince Hamlet. Specifically, his intentful delay in attaining his revenge against his uncle Claudius for his direct role in the death of his father, King Hamlet. This literary conundrum has dumbfounded literary critics for over 400 years and counting- due to the fact that a universally accepted consensus amongst them as well as the general public as to why Hamlet delayed his revenge has not yet been reached.

Being indecisive means not showing or having the ability to make a decision. Not making a decision quickly and efficiently. In the book Hamlet, the main character, the prince of Denmark. Hamlet has shown that he is indecisive throughout the book. Hamlet shows that he is mostly indecisive when it comes to his father’s death, King Hamlet. Hamlet also doesn’t trust anybody. Hamlet can’t even trust his own family or his girlfriend. Hamlet has been acting like he is mad because he doesn’t want to confront people so he just acts like he is crazy. Hamlet always acts with an impulse, Hamlet can only show bravery when it doesn’t involve his family. Such as when his boat was attacked in England by pirates. At this point Hamlet just doesn’t know what to do with his life. Everything is moving too fast, like his mom getting married quick after his father’s death. Also the fact that Gertrude married Hamlets uncle is just too much for Hamlet right now.

Hamlet says, “So excellent a king, that was to this Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly; heaven and earth, Must I remember?” (Act I Scene II 141-145). Hamlet is comparing his father to a god, and Claudius to a half man half horse. This comparison does not come undeservedly, however. Claudius poisoned his brother, King Hamlet so that he could marry Gertrude, Hamlet’s mom, and take the throne. Hamlet loathes Claudius, and with good reason, but he also begins to hate his mother and lose trust in all women as a result of her actions. “She married: O, most wicked speed, to post. With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!" (Act I Scene II 160-161). Hamlet is appalled by the haste Gertrude takes in marrying Claudius. He states at one point, satirically, that the leftover refreshments from the funeral would be served at the wedding. No one grieved for King Hamlet, so when his ghost asks Hamlet to avenge him, Hamlet obliges. Prior to his conquest for revenge, Hamlet was in a loving relationship with Polonius’ daughter, Ophelia. It is apparent that there was passion fueled by emotion in their relationship before Hamlet is driven mad. After this fact however, Ophelia becomes an unfortunate victim to Hamlet’s mistrust in women. He mocks Ophelia, “I have heard of

Supporting characters are often looked at as impractical and unnecessary, however they are just as important as major characters. Supporting characters help influence the way the main characters act and what they do. Minor characters not only make the main characters more meaningful, but they also help to develop and drive the plot. Ophelia, falling victim to the neglect and abuse of the other characters and depending solely on the men in her life, becomes the only character who truly becomes mad. Polonius’ concern with how others perceive him, along with his selfishness ultimately leads to him driving his children further away from him thus leaving Claudius with more power. Claudius uses manipulation, corruption and destruction of the lives of the innocent to stay in power, and in doing so; he is the epitome of all evil events that occur. In the tragedy Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the plot of the play obtains added mystery and dramatic appeal due to the complexity of the supporting characters, which propel the play to move forward.

She married. “O, most wicked speed, / to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets! / It is not nor it cannot come to good: But break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue” (i.ii. Lines 161-164 Shakespeare). Hamlet greatly disapproves of his mother and uncles positive attitudes towards his beloved father’s death. Hamlet is outraged that “but two months dead—nay, not so much, not two. / So excellent a king, that was to this Hyperion to a satyr. / So loving to my mother” (i.ii. Lines 142-144 Shakespeare).The hasty marriage between Claudius and Gertrude hurts Hamlet deeply and is only one of many things that Hamlet must battle between his thoughts and his instincts. Part of the reason Hamlet is so melancholy is his mother's marriage and throughout the play he is forced to deal with the feelings that have arisen from the conflict he is in. In a way, confronting his mother provides Hamlet with a way to vent his anger and let loose some of the rage he has held in. The conflict that he had with Gertrude and Claudius is mainly projected upon Gertrude because Hamlet is more focused on dealing with murdering Claudius to avenge his father than he is angry and disgusted by Claudius’ incest marriage he is in with

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, it is clearly evident Prince Hamlet is overcome with “madness” due to his father’s murder and other malicious actions taken against him. Throughout the play, there are many examples of how Hamlet displays his insanity due to certain situations he experiences and how he handles them. Hamlet shows his madness through the killing of Polonius, his treatment of Ophelia, his thoughts of suicide, and the treatment of his mother Gertrude.

Hamlet displays his understanding of existentialism in the soliloquy “To be, or not to be, that is the question” (3.1.63) and yet his other words and actions lead us to believe he is still unaware of his own truth. Hamlet says "Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars ' shadows" (2.2.263-264) and says that we are all beggars, all lowly men, and we only have any greatness because others think we do. This is in direct conflict with his hubris, showing that he can come up with insights that are emotionally valid and yet he does not entirely accept them as he also has the opposite characteristic. He still cares about the hierarchy and wishes to be above people and is, but only because he and others

Hamlet is considered to be Shakespeare’s greatest work, and the soliloquy to be or not to be is equally as famous. Hamlet is one of the greatest dramatic characters of all time and the role of Hamlet is one that many actors strive to play. Shakespeare wrote the character Hamlet in a very specific manner and it is because of this that few have found success in performing this role. Moreover the soliloquy to be or not to be has been one that has defined the level of success of an actors role of Hamlet. Famous actors like Lawrence Olivier, John Gielgud, Jude Law, Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh, David Tennant, etc. have stepped into the shoes of hamlet and into the world of Shakespeare. However, only Tennant, Gibson, and Branagh have

What knowledge is there that I can be guiltless of? Innocent, the eyes of an individual who witnesses the dead body of a King, effortlessly hacked at like a piece of meat (gesture towards floor). With knowledge that it was those eyes, my eyes (point to self) that observed this treacherous act. How can these hands ever be rid of guilt, whilst they are covered in the blood they smeared, still warm, upon the resting innocents? ( pause and look at hands) I held the very dagger that ripped life to shreds, daggers of which now harvest their vengeance in the stabbing of my beloved king’s soul. (point to self)How am I to prevent this shame, the fowl contrary of purity, from steadily possessing our sanity and having control over our actions? I should have suspected that a man so full of milk of human kindness would sense guilt at the deed of stripping nature’s King from his throne and taking the deceased man’s bloodied robes before he was cold in his grave (walk to chair and sit down. I would have done the deed myself had he not looked so strangely similar to my father. (pause)

Quintessentially speaking, revenge is a thing that many have sought in response to a tragic event unfolding. Typically, as a result, vengeance is contemplated upon by the victim as a means of retribution, a way of making things right and seeking justice on the behest of the victim, if the law will not grant justice through due process due to corrupt forces stemmed deep within it- corrupt seeds of a corrupt plant. Therefore, revenge become an apparent option for those willing to walk that path [of no return]. However, instances of revenge not being attained in the “clear cut” way it is ordinarily acquired have occurred from

Hamlet’s popular soliloquy which begins “To be, or not to be --,” shows the strong aspects of Hamlet’s state of mind. Within these lines there is hesitance, motivation, and suffering. Each of these characteristics can be seen in The Kite Runner portrayed in the character Amir. These characteristics are also portrayed in the character Matilda from Mister Pip. Though each of these characters, Hamlet, Amir, and Matilda, all have very different story lines, they are all relatable through the characteristics of hesitance, motivation, and suffering.

In the beginning of Hamlet, Hamlet tells Horatio, “I perchance hereafter shall think meet / to put an antic disposition on” (Act I, Scene V, lines 190-192). Hamlet decides to fake his insanity, but does his insanity become his reality throughout the play? Hamlet 's madness only manifests itself when he is in the presence of certain characters. When Hamlet is around Polonius, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, he behaves irrationally. When Hamlet is around Horatio, Bernardo, Francisco, The Players and the Gravediggers, he behaves rationally. His mood and attitude changes abruptly throughout the play leading one to believe that his madness became a

Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, seems to have a domino effect. As Hamlet tries to get his revenge, he brings ruin upon the kingdom. Hamlet is self-doubtful; he doubts himself to a point where he does not know what is true in his life. He constantly contradicts himself, causing many people, whose death was unintended, to die. In Williams Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet, in order to portray Hamlet’s tragedy, Shakespeare uses soliloquies, metaphors, symbolism, and anti-thesis.

William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, seemingly a play about a depressed young Hamlet who comes to terms with life and strikes back at what is wrong around him with integrity and fervor, ends in what can be described as nothing less than a massacre of not only the royal family, including our supposed hero, Hamlet, but the fall of a once powerful nation. The question that becomes of this bloody sequence of events is how did it end this way? The answer is that perhaps our protagonist, Hamlet, is to blame. According to Tiffany Stern in Making Shakespeare from Stage to Page, it is the expectation of the singing angels after Hamlet’s death that never arrive that show that “perhaps this is an acknowledgement of the havoc Hamlet has wrought. Denmark…has been reduced to a client of Norway…largely as the result of Hamlet’s actions”. Throughout the play, one sees Hamlet as incapable of positive action, rash, and on the verge of madness.

In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Hamlet speaks this soliloquy at the end of Act 3 Scene 2. At this point, the play-within-the-play has just been performed for the royal court and more specifically, Claudius. Hamlet was ready to observe anything unusual Claudius might do. The king’s strange behavior, after the Player King commits the same murder Claudius did to his brother, delivers the proof that the ghost of Hamlet’s father was right and that he can continue with his plan of seeking revenge on his uncle. Following the kings abrupt exit, Hamlet is confronted by Guilderstern and Rosencrantz who lets him know that the king is was irritated and that his mother is upset and in distress. Hamlet suspects that his mother might have been involved or at least had known of Claudius unspeakable act. The bombarding of emotions from the proof of his uncles murder, to the realization that he must kill Claudius and confront his mother for possibly being involved in the assassination, he gains an amount of anger and courage that produced itself in this soliloquy.